Chapter 49: Xu Xu's Resignation

Has this woman lost her mind? How dare she call the President a kept man?

The expressions of several high-ranking officials shifted drastically. They wanted to step forward and stop her, yet they did not dare to casually expose the President's true identity.

Thus, they could only cower in trembling fear in a corner, terrified of being implicated by that foolish woman.

Xu Yaru was still oblivious to the fact that she was digging her own grave. She stood with her arms crossed, her face a mask of smugness and arrogance.

"Security! Where is security? Someone come and throw these two impostors out immediately!"

The security guards hesitated, uncertain of what was happening, but knowing well that they could not afford to offend anyone present at the banquet.

"What are you standing around for? Let me tell you, if the President finds out that someone impersonating him is swaggering around this banquet, none of you will escape the consequences..."

At these words, the guards grew somewhat frightened and, with lingering hesitation, began to walk toward Huo Hanshen.

Huo Hanshen's face turned cold, and just as he was about to speak, Xu Xu pulled him back and cut in ahead of him. "Xu Yaru, did your brain flood and you forgot to drain it? When did my husband ever claim to be the President? You're the one who misunderstood, okay?"

"Besides, the President is broad-minded and magnanimous. How could he possibly get angry over such a trivial matter?" Xu Xu lifted her chin slightly, looking completely righteous. "By saying what you just did, aren't you smearing the President's character, making him out to be petty and small-minded?"

Seeing the little woman who was defending him wholeheartedly and showering him with lavish praise, Huo Hanshen could not help lowering his head slightly with a quiet chuckle.

Not far away, the senior officials saw this and quickly chimed in to agree.

"That's right! The President has always been deeply considerate of the people. How could he possibly get angry over such a small matter?"

"Miss Xu Xu is far more noble and magnanimous!"

"What do you all know?" Unwilling to be outdone by Xu Xu, Xu Yaru cried out angrily, "Xu Xu's biological parents are nothing but country bumpkins! She has nothing to do with nobility!"

"That's right!" Xu Xu's father chimed in from the side, looking at Xu Xu with undisguised disgust. "Rebellious wretch, it's one thing for you to target Yaru at the company, but how dare you be so brazenly unrefined outside and slander Yaru? Yaru is going to be the daughter-in-law of the Huo family in the future. The Huo family has an inextricable connection to the President—how could the President possibly be angry because of a slip of the tongue by Yaru?"

With that, he walked up to Xu Xu and commanded in an authoritative tone, "Apologize to your sister right now! Otherwise, when Yaru brings this matter up to the President, neither you nor this kept-man husband of yours will escape the consequences!"

Hearing this, Huo Hanshen was literally angered to the point of laughter.

Catching sight of that chilling smile that did not reach his eyes, the officials nearby felt a sudden cold chill run down their spines.

Before Huo Hanshen could say anything, Lin Feng let out a cold, mocking laugh.

"Holding a stack of fake invitations, yet daring to ride on the President's coattails and bully people? It's utterly laughable!"

Xu's father was stunned. "Young Master Lin, what do you mean by that? What fake invitations?"

Hearing this, Xu Yaru's heart skipped a beat, filling her with a dark, ominous premonition.

Panicking, she tried to interrupt, but Lin Feng gave her no chance at all.

Lin Feng sneered ungraciously.

"I mean that your invitations are fake! You have no qualification whatsoever to enter this banquet!"

"How is that possible!" Xu's father looked completely incredulous. "Young Master Lin, my invitation was obtained through the eldest young master of the Beijing Huo family via the Huo family. It cannot be fake!"

Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "The eldest young master of the Huo family? Ha! Are you talking about that eldest young master who was expelled from the Beijing Huo family for swindling people under the guise of being the President's cousin?"

What?!

Huo Yunzhe had been expelled by the Beijing Huo family?

This news not only dumbfounded the three members of the Xu family, but left everyone else collectively stunned as well.

Over the years, the Huo family branch had frequently conducted themselves under the prestige of the Beijing Huo family.

How could they suddenly have been expelled?

"No... This is impossible!"

Xu Yaru stared at Lin Feng in absolute disbelief, shaking her head as she denied it. "Brother Yunzhe has a very close relationship with the President! How could he possibly be expelled by the Huo family? You must be talking nonsense..."

"Some people just refuse to give up until they hit a brick wall..." Lin Feng rolled his eyes in disgust. "This matter is already trending at the top of hot searches. If you don't believe it, just look it up on your phone yourself..."

Hearing this, Xu Yaru frantically fished her phone out of her pocket.

Before she could even tap on anything, a top-headline notification automatically popped up on her screen.

Reluctantly, Xu Yaru clicked into it, and sure enough, the leading headline was the news report about Huo Yunzhe and his family being expelled by the Beijing Huo family.

Seeing this news, both Xu's father and mother felt their faces burn with searing humiliation.

"Someone, escort these uninvited guests out!"

With that said, Lin Feng cast a cold glance at the members of the Xu family before raising his voice to make an announcement. "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to mention—from this moment on, Rising Sun Group will terminate all cooperation with the Xu Group..."

At these words, an uproar erupted among the surrounding crowd.

Rising Sun Group was the leading enterprise in Haishi. Was Young Master Lin intent on driving the Xu Group straight to ruin?

Xu Jianjun never expected matters to escalate to this point, and he hurriedly pleaded, "Young Master Lin, it was all Huo Yunzhe's fault; he's the one who deceived us. Please don't be angry, we'll leave right now. But business cooperation is no child's play—I beg you to show mercy..."

Despite casting aside his dignity to humble himself and beg, Lin Feng did not even spare him a glance.

Having no other choice, Xu Jianjun could only pin his final hope on Xu Xu. "Xu Xu, you were the one who negotiated the partnership between Rising Sun Group and the Xu Group! Say something, quickly!"

Xu Jianjun knew that Lin Feng was merely venting his anger on Xu Xu's behalf.

No matter what, the Xu family had raised Xu Xu, and she could not be so ungrateful!

Hearing this, Xu Xu smiled.

She slowly stood up and looked at Xu Jianjun with a faint smile.

Thinking she was about to intercede on his behalf, Xu Jianjun was stunned the next second when she spoke.

"Since Chairman Xu has asked me to speak, let me make this official statement here—I have already submitted my resignation letter. From now on, all business affairs of the Xu Group have nothing to do with me!"